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7/4/10

Red Glitter Nails for the 4th!

Happy 4th of July everyone! I'll be sporting this color on my nails while cooking out and seeing a fireworks show to celebrate our Independence Day. Looks very cute with my blue romper! :)

Ok, so enough of that- about the color... Red is not my favorite color and I usually despise the hassle of glitter nail polish, but this combo is actually quite nice. This shade is a very dense glitter, which is sometimes hard to find. However, if you want that nice opaque, similar to the bottle look, you'll need to invest some time in this and apply 3 coats. And also a genius tip from my friend Lorraine-- Apply a coat of clear nail polish first, before applying the glitter so that removal is much easier. Also, don't forget a top coat to finish the process. ...Yeah, so that's a good 5 coats of nail polish right there. Yeah, they're a little thick and clumpy, but the glitter disguises it pretty well and looks really fun. :)

gorgeous :) Thanks for the clear nail polish tip. I always apply something as a base - especially with the glitter ones! This reminds me of the red version of the Absolutely Alice nail polish from OPI.

This looks a lot like China glaze Ruby Pumps, except their glitter is smaller. That one only takes me two coats, and is nice and smooth. I haven't tried any Illamasqua yet, as it's not available in my country. I'm a China Glaze girl all the way!

I'll try the base coat next time I wear a glitter polish. I always have a bugger of a time getting the glitter off of my nails.

As fun as that color looks, if it takes FIVE coats, no thank you! I hate glitter polish, too, but will try the clear coat trick next time. I also think the plain red polish UNDER the glitter is a great idea, too. Happy and safe 4th to you!